Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc

Filing 369

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) Order re: Application to File Unredacted Reply Brief Under Seal (Dkt. 365) by Judge George H. King granting 365 APPLICATION to Seal Document: We GRANT the request. Within ten days hereof, Plaintiffs SHALL state whether their response brief, (Dkt. 364), should be filed under seal and, if so, provide a redacted version of the brief to be filed publicly. Failing this, it shall be deemed Plaintiffs' position that Defendants' unredacted response and reply briefs regarding the billing records, (Dkts. 354, 366), need not be filed under seal. In that case, those briefs will be unsealed. (see document for further details) (bm)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No.

CV 13-4460-GHK (MRWx)

Title

Good Morning to You Productions Corp., et al. v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., et al.

Presiding: The Honorable

Date

August 16, 2016

GEORGE H. KING, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

Paul Songco

N/A

N/A

Deputy Clerk

Court Reporter / Recorder

Tape No.

Attorneys Present for Plaintiffs:

Attorneys Present for Defendants:

None

None

Proceedings:

(In Chambers) Order re: Application to File Unredacted Reply Brief Under Seal
(Dkt. 365)

On July 19, 2016, Defendants filed a reply brief regarding class counsel’s billing records. (Dkt.
366.) Because the billing records are filed under seal, Defendants request that we allow them to file an
unredacted version of the reply under seal. (Dkt. 365.) We GRANT the request. Defendants submit,
however, that there is “no good cause for [their] opening and reply briefs to remain under seal and
publicly available only in redacted form,” given that Plaintiffs filed their response brief regarding the
billing records in the public record. (See id. at 1-2.) Defendants contend that Plaintiffs’ decision to file
their brief publicly shows that Plaintiffs “do not believe that quotes from, paraphrasing of, or analyses of
the contents of the billing records are confidential.” (Id. at 1.)
Within ten days hereof, Plaintiffs SHALL state whether their response brief, (Dkt. 364), should
be filed under seal and, if so, provide a redacted version of the brief to be filed publicly. Failing this, it
shall be deemed Plaintiffs’ position that Defendants’ unredacted response and reply briefs regarding the
billing records, (Dkts. 354, 366), need not be filed under seal. In that case, those briefs will be unsealed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Initials of Deputy Clerk

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